110 HR 2684 IH: FAA Aviation Safety Research U.S. House of Representatives 2007-06-12 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2684 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 12, 2007 Mr. Chandler introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science and Technology A BILL To authorize an independent review of the Federal Aviation Administration’s aviation safety-related research programs, and in particular those programs related to air traffic control and runway safety, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the FAA Aviation Safety Research Assessment Act of 2007.

2.

Definitions

In this Act, the following definitions apply: (1)

Administrator

The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. (2)

FAA

The term FAA means the Federal Aviation Administration. (3)

NASA

The term NASA means the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

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Review of FAA’s aviation safety-related research programs

(a)

Study

The Administrator shall enter into an arrangement with the National Research Council for an independent review of the FAA’s aviation safety-related research programs. The review shall assess whether— (1)the programs have well-defined, prioritized, and appropriate research objectives; (2)the programs are properly coordinated with the safety research programs of NASA and other relevant Federal agencies; (3)the programs have allocated appropriate resources to each of the research objectives; and (4)there exist suitable mechanisms for transitioning the research results from the programs into the FAA’s operational technologies and procedures and certification activities in a timely manner. (b)

Aviation safety-related research programs To be assessed

The FAA aviation safety-related research programs to be assessed under the review shall include, at a minimum, the following: (1)Air traffic control/technical operations human factors. (2)Runway incursion reduction. (3)Flightdeck/maintenance system integration human factors. (4)Airports technology research—safety. (5)Airport cooperative research program—safety. (6)Weather program. (7)Atmospheric hazards/digital system safety. (8)Fire research and safety. (9)Propulsion and fuel systems. (10)Advanced materials/structural safety. (11)Aging aircraft. (12)Aircraft catastrophic failure prevention research. (13)Aeromedical research. (14)Aviation safety risk analysis. (15)Unmanned aircraft systems research. (16)Safe flight 21—Alaska Capstone. (c)

Report

Not later than 14 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the results of the review.

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Authorization of appropriations

There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act $700,000 for fiscal year 2008.